After two thoroughly dispiriting years, the Los Angeles Lakers are back in a position to start making the moves necessary to compete for NBA titles again.
Not only do they have a ton of cap space this summer—with more on the horizon after Kobe Bryant's contract comes off the books—they have the juicy assets necessary to acquire championship-caliber players.
Last season's first-round draft pick Julius Randle was one of the top prospects in his class, and his stock is still where it was coming into the league after sitting out all but 14 minutes of his rookie campaign due to injury.